IED Class 8, Thu 2017-09-28

1   Team formation and project selection

  1. Here are today's files .
  2. Activity 9 continues from Mon.

2   Upcoming due dates

  1. Memo due 10/18/17 23:59

    email a PDF file to both of us

  2. Milestone 1 presentation 10/12/17

    1. business formal
    2. all must present
    3. slides due at noon
    4. email to both of us
    5. no online presentations allowed.
    6. 15 min per team.

3   Tools for meeting management

  1. You need a strategy to keep meetings moving forward.
  2. I recommend a blog, wiki, or google doc.
  3. When you reach a (tentative) decision, write it down.
  4. List major decisions still to be made.

IED Class 4, Thu 2017-09-14

Table of contents

1   Schedule

  1. Here are today's files .
  2. Activity 6-1: Design creativity exercises: sketching, brainstorming, mind mapping, morphological chart, concept screening decision matrix.
  3. Boat creative exercise: get a boat from a low elevation to a hi one.
    1. catapult
    2. Erie canal lock
    3. Falkirk wheel
    4. lift lock
    5. marine railway
    6. helicopter #. hot air balloon
    7. crane
    8. disassemble
    9. teleport
    10. trailer
    11. amphicar
  4. criteria #. cost #. safety #. max size #. time to move #. maintenance #. water used #. how often you need it
  5. Activity 6-2: Technical Writing

IED Class 3, Mon 2017-09-11

1   Schedule

  1. Here is today's file .
  2. Activity 5-1: MBTI activities and information (2 hours)
  3. Quiz #2 Opens

2   Miniproject deliverables

  1. competition, next Mon Sep 18.
  2. presentation, next Thurs Sep 21.
  3. memo, which will include all the exercises to date, e.g., Gantt chart, Mon Sep 25, 1159pm.

3   Gantt chart ideas

To bulk out your chart:

  1. Include presentation and memo components
  2. Some specifics are good, e.g., investigate 3 types of sensors and choose one.

IED Class 2, Thurs 2017-09-07

Here are today's files : LMS files, and the needed page from the text.

Schedule:

  1. Activity 3.1 for the first half of class -
    1. Q + A that works on Coffee and different types of cups for my needs as a consumer.
    2. Evaluate different types of containers (from a zip lock bag all the way to an insulated thermos) and decide which one best meets the requirements that were identified.
    3. Work time on mini projects.
  2. Second half of class: work on Public speaking and do a practice run.

IED Class 1, Thurs 2017-08-31

Summary

This is a blog for ENGR-2050-07 Intro to Engineering Design, Fall 2017, RPI.

Its purpose is to summarize info better than LMS.

Its URL is https://wrf.ecse.rpi.edu/Teaching/ied-f2017/ .

Syllabus.

Instructors

    1. Randolph Franklin (WRF), frankwr@rpi.edu, x6077, office hours Mon and Thurs at 5:30pm in Darrin 324.
  2. Casey T. Jakubowski (CTJ), jakubc@rpi.edu

Today

Here are LMS files useful for today.

Textbook web site .

  1. Attendance: CTJ

  2. Student information cards: CTJ

  3. Intros: CTJ + WRF- 2 minutes

  4. We will then ask students to briefly introduce themselves to a person next to them.

  5. Syllabus- WRF- 15 minutes

  6. Helium Stick- CTJ 20 minutes

  7. The Design Process- WRF-10 minutes

    1. Big projects have to be done in teams. You cannot do it all yourself.

    2. News story: Metric mishap caused loss of NASA orbiter. The point is that, on large projects, little details can cause disaster. That is the point of this course: to teach you procedures for managing large projects.

      My interest, as an RPI professor, is purely selfish. If you learn this, you have a better chance of getting rich. Then you'll be better able to buy RPI new performing arts centers or whatever.

    3. Engineering Disasters and Learning from Failure might be interesting.

    4. Different people have different ways to design; here's one that worked: Wright Brothers Engineering Method (4:45).

    5. Page 9 from the text shows how we do it in this course.

  8. Mini project teams- CTJ- 20 minutes (10 minutes in teams)

  9. Gantt Charts- WRF 20 minutes (10 minutes to work on charts)

    1. Keeps track of subprojects - are they on schedule?
    2. How to Use Gantt Charts .
    3. Do a Gantt chart for miniproject.

  10. Conducting User Needs analysis- 20 minutes- WRF (10 minutes for students to start)

    1. Understanding Customer Needs .

  11. Reminding students about the quizzes- CTJ